Drilling for oil...?

Question

Where in the states do we drill for oil currently, how much do we pump for our own use, and how much do we import (and from where)? Does anyone have these answers or know where I can begin my research on it.

Answer 1

Besides the above states also Wyoming, Nebraska (I think), some other states in the same general area- Dakotas?   We import about 2/3rds of our oil and EXPORT quite a bit also.   Thats why drilling in Alaska won't do any good.   The oil companies will get more money selling it to China and Japan than sending it down for us to use.

Answer 2

They are drilling just about everywhere in the US. The US currently produces about 5 million barrels per day. We import about 21 million barrels per day on average.

Answer 3

it would appear that texas, calif, alaska, and the carribean have the largest fields.

the link contains more data than i've seen anywhere.

it's interesting that it appears that the US is pumping the largest percentage of it's reserves of any country in the world.

which means that we'll run out the quickest.

if i read it correctly, maybe in 7-8 years.

that's from  "20 largest oil producers"  about 1/3 of the way down

Answer 4

I have seen oil wells from California to Texas. and we know that it is pumped in Alaska.

However many of the oil wells in California are down to the point where you can no longer pump the oil out easily, and they are pumping steam into the ground to make the oil liquid enough to pump.

Currently we are importing 70% of the oil we use.

Answer 5

There are also oil wells in Illinois. I heard on a talk show that we have more than enough oil in the U.S. to provide for all our needs.

Answer 6

Here's some quick data about where our oil comes from to start with:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/quickoil.h...

Here's a link to the top 15 countries we import oil from:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petro...

I couldn't find anything about which states produce how much oil, but just about every state in the US has some oil drilling going on.  The vast majority of oil drilled in the US comes from the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and Texas.  

One more interesting link you may like:

http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan/